KidsCAN PERC Innovative Pediatric Clinical Trials (iPCT) Network

The iPCT combines comparative effectiveness with implementation research and presents an integrated set of four innovative multi-centre clinical trials in pediatric emergency medicine, supported by core methodological expertise, data management, and network coordination. Our goal is to demonstrate that the proposed iPCT methods will allow the generation of evidence that will have an immediate impact on pediatric clinical decision-making. This initial step will lay the groundwork for a national network called “KIDSCAN” – a Canadian coordinating and advisory network and infrastructure to ensure best therapies for children.

The Network Coordinating Centre (NCC), located in Winnipeg at the Children’s Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba, is composed of several key positions throughout the network. The NCC provides leadership, oversees network operations, establishes and increases infrastructure for more efficient clinical trial administration. This will include supporting researchers through their research project’s lifecycle, with a focus on contract preparation and facilitation, regulatory preparation and submission, development and establishing for adoption standardized study documents, templates and communication processes.